The Boardman Spartans will challenge the Harding Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Boardman is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Boardman's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canfield on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Boardman can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 268th, while Canfield are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Harding made sure to put some goals up on the board against Bedford on Saturday. They blew past the Bearcats 5-1. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Harding's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Boardman's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-3. As for Harding, with the victory, they broke their six-match losing streak and moved their record to 3-10.
Boardman took their win against Harding when the teams last played on September 11th by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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